Heidi Enzlin was one of the volunteers painting a wall at 52 Dexter Ave. on Sunday. The wall will soon become a chalkboard as part of an urban art project called Before I Die.

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On Sunday, a group of about 10 volunteers spent the afternoon in downtown Montgomery working on a public art project they hope will inspire the community.

The group started painting a Before I Die wall on plywood that covers the front of the vacant, city-owned 51 Dexter Ave. When complete, people will be able to write what they want to do or accomplish before they die on the wall.

The wall is being planned and painted entirely by volunteers. In letters roughly four feet tall, the top of the wall will say "Before I Die," and below that will be about 120 lines that say "I want to _______." ...